urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:chateaudif À l'intérieur du Château d'If Château d'If 2004-06-17T06:34:01Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:chateaudif:291 2004-06-17T04:51:58Z 2004-06-17T06:34:01Z <font size="+1">****<br />As Morrel and his son embraced on the pier-head, in the presence and amid the applause of the whole city witnessing this event, a man, with his face half-covered by a black beard, and who, concealed behind the sentry-box, watched the scene with delight, uttered these words in a low tone: "Be happy, noble heart, be blessed for all the good thou hast done and wilt do hereafter, and let my gratitude remain in obscurity like your good deeds."</font><br /><br />...<br /><br /><font size="+2">"And now," said the unknown, "Farewell, kindness, humanity, and gratitude! Farewell to all the feelings that expand the heart! I have been heaven's substitute to recompense the good -- now the god of vengeance yields to me his power to punish the wicked!" <br /><br />Chapter 30, <i>The Count of Monte Cristo</i>, by Alexandre Dumas.<br />****<br /></font>